Proper diet, sleep, exercise, and pursuing work-life balance are important for managing stress. Less often considered is how to think differently about stressful incidents in order to reduce their emotional impact. Your perception is reality, so intervening here goes to the heart of matter. One such intervention tool is "reframing". When you practice reframing, you decide against being overwhelmed. You aggressively view your distressful circumstances differently - reducing their perceived importance, meaning, urgency, possible harm, long-term impact, or significance. The goal detachment. A friend who says to you, "Hey, look on the bright side..." is suggesting that you use reframing. Practice reframing faster and more reactively and you will manage stress more effectively. You will retain more energy for bigger problems. Getting a $150 speeding ticket going 38 mph in a 25 mph zone is stressful. Deciding on the spot that the event is now out of your control and maybe there's a lesson learned can instantly free you from panic and anguish. Reframing takes practice, but you will reap extraordinary returns from it.